Public Finance
BS&K has been engaged in public finance for over 30 years and we are included in the "Red Book" (i.e. "The Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace") as nationally recognized bond counsel. Over the last five years we have issued approving opinions on more than $1 billion of bond and note issues. Our attorneys are active members of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, have acted as panelists in seminars conducted by the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and have participated in projects sponsored by the New York State Bar Association's Tax Section. BS&K is bond counsel for many New York municipalities, school districts, industrial development agencies and other public benefit corporations. We have issued approving legal opinions as bond counsel for many different types of bond issues, including general obligation bonds, capital appreciation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates of participation, "on behalf of" (63-20) local development corporation bonds, exempt private activity bonds and 501(c)(3) bonds, as well as taxable bond issues. These financings include fixed rate bonds, variable rate demand bonds, commercial paper, letter of credit backed financings, and financings secured by the major private bond insurers and FHA mortgage insurance.
Why Bond, Schoeneck & King?
Public finance requires expertise in many areas of the law. BS&K is a full service law firm with experience in all major areas of the law. We have the expertise, and the experience, to handle the variety of legal questions that arise in public finance transactions.
In addition to our legal skills and experience, BS&K offers two significant benefits to our public finance clients. First, with offices in Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, New York City, Oswego, Utica and Syracuse, we are available on short notice to attend meetings, review financing plans and consult with parties to financing transactions anywhere in the State. Second, because of our varied locations across the State, our fees may be substantially less than those of firms which concentrate their practice in New York City.
For further information regarding our public finance services, please contact Edwin J. Kelley, Jr. or Paul W. Reichel in our Syracuse office at 315-218-8000, or ekelley@bsk.com or preichel@bsk.com.
In Albany, please contact Richard L. Smith at 518-533-3000, or rsmith@bsk.com.
In Utica, please contact Linda E. Romano at 315-738-1223, or lromano@bsk.com.
